I know for a fact that multiple users have been banned. I complained when a non-native English speaker mistakenly made similar posts in two different threads and then the next day, he was banned and completely gone because you deemed him a spammer.

I know for a fact that multiple users have been banned. I complained when a non-native English speaker mistakenly made similar posts in two different threads and then the next day, he was banned and completely gone because you deemed him a spammer.

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I believe that particular incident was addressed as a judgement call. "To err is human". Who else has been banned?

And so that means that it never happened?
I don't understand what's wrong with admitting that users have been banned?

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Of course not. I wasn't the one that banned the user, but I believe Mark lifted the ban and apologized for the mistake.
I should have clarified what I meant, that the staff don't ban users willy nilly for simple rule infractions. We are very lenient with actual users and tend to give many warnings before taking any action like a ban.
Spammers on the other hand, are cleaned up as quickly as possible to make the site more enjoyable for everyone, so mistakes can be made.
You didn't answer my question about who else was banned :p

Of course not. I wasn't the one that banned the user, but I believe Mark lifted the ban and apologized for the mistake.
I should have clarified what I meant, that the staff don't ban users will nilly for simple rule infractions. We are very lenient with actual users and tend to give many warnings before taking any action like a ban.
Spammers on the other hand, are cleaned up as quickly as possible to make the site more enjoyable for everyone, so mistakes can be made.
You didn't answer my question about who else was banned :p

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I'm not sure how I would find out who else was banned since I can't really ask around since they're banned.

"We haven't banned anyone" isn't the same as "we've only banned people that we think are spammers without giving them a chance first."
If it's happened once, it's likely happened more than once.

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Yeah, that's why I clarified what I meant Also not to nit pick, but knowing something "for a fact" and thinking something is likely, are not the same.
..I should also mention that not all staff are the same, everyone has their own approach to cleaning up spam/disciplining rule breakers and it's down to Mod discretion how it is done.
I personally don't ban spammers unless I see an advertisement URL that promotes a product or service. Some staff may be more or less strick than me. I also tend to give unofficial warnings before giving any points.

Ah, got it.
So it is the opinion of certain mods that no one has been banned.

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I guess you didn't understand when I clarified my original statement It's my fault for not saying exactly what I meant in the first place, I didn't mean to give the impression that no bans have been given ever, I just figured spam cleanup was obviously different than user bans and mistakes that have been corrected.@Vassago I know you love arguing your point (while making the same mistake yourself), but this thread is supposed to be for new users to introduce themselves. Shall we leave it at that?